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**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berlusconi-ex-pm-of-italy-dead-at-86/985350 "2023-06-13T02:35:36Z")
Yeppers! What a streak!! First Robert Hanssen, then Pat Robertson, then the Unabomber, and now this festering excuse for a human being. Is the Universe beginning to compensate us for all these awful years since 2016…… --- ## [Hotel and Motel prices are through the roof!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-and-motel-prices-are-through-the-roof/985382)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-and-motel-prices-are-through-the-roof/985382 "2023-06-13T02:27:47Z")
Doing some traveling in the New England area. Astonished at the rate increases over the last few years. Have habitually just stopped in and got a room. Now I’m going to have to price shop. What works best for you? U… --- ## [Capitol One knows my browsing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-one-knows-my-browsing/984673)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-one-knows-my-browsing/984673 "2023-06-13T01:48:29Z")
Capitol One credit card company finds products I saw on the web, and emails with “You’ve earned enough points to buy this!” The latest is from this thread: What is this kitchen tool? The picture in the thread is from Eb… --- ## [A prodigal son has returned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-prodigal-son-has-returned/985332)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-prodigal-son-has-returned/985332 "2023-06-13T01:31:50Z")
I was a longtime Doper in the vBulletin days — I even scored a “Charter Member” title way back when (though I lost that at some point) — and had attended several KC Dopefests and got to be good friends with SkipFitz and … --- ## [The Days (Netflix miniseries) (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-days-netflix-miniseries-open-spoilers/985395)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-days-netflix-miniseries-open-spoilers/985395 "2023-06-13T00:25:08Z")
It’s a Japanese dramatization of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear diaster. I’m hooked and binging it. This is good. --- ## [Democrats Doing The Right Thing Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-doing-the-right-thing-thread/985386)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-doing-the-right-thing-thread/985386 "2023-06-12T23:41:28Z")
I did not see a similar thread, forgive me if one exists. ( I put this in the Pit because if things get heavy and sweary and insulty we’re where we need to be.) So, Democrats doing the right thing. Post your examples, i… --- ## [Earliest Multiverse or Parallel Universe Reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-multiverse-or-parallel-universe-reference/972925)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-multiverse-or-parallel-universe-reference/972925 "2023-06-12T23:37:57Z")
So I know Heinlein had an early story from the 40s. Elsewhen 1941. It was recently mentioned comics added the multiverse in 1961. Was there a story before Elsewhen? --- ## [14 year old animator hired by Sony pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-animator-hired-by-sony-pictures/985383)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-animator-hired-by-sony-pictures/985383 "2023-06-12T23:24:48Z")
This is just too delicious not to share. A 14 year old of Cameroonian descent (although US born and now living in Canada) created a Spiderman trailer using Lego builder software and it came to the attention of the creat… --- ## [Reading an uncondensed book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-an-uncondensed-book/984937)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-an-uncondensed-book/984937 "2023-06-12T22:58:27Z")
I used to have some Reader’s Digest books. Three books I like well enough that I searched out the uncondensed versions. One was a novel, In This House of Brede and the other two were about two natural disasters. One w… --- ## [U.S. withdraws from UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural organization, citing anti-Israel bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-withdraws-from-unesco-the-u-n-s-cultural-organization-citing-anti-israel-bias/798657)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-withdraws-from-unesco-the-u-n-s-cultural-organization-citing-anti-israel-bias/798657 "2023-06-12T22:14:00Z")
It seems bizarre that an organization devoted to educational, scientific and cultural cooperation would be so controversial in the U.S. If you look at a list of activities most are worth doing: --- ## [Can Venice Be Saved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-venice-be-saved/843450)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-venice-be-saved/843450 "2023-06-12T20:51:26Z")
I mean in general, not just with regard to the current situation. The city is sinking, global sea levels are rising, shit’s getting real. Can anything be done – for example, somehow artificially raising it a couple of me… --- ## [What if people could file a sealed copy of their will with the authorities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-people-could-file-a-sealed-copy-of-their-will-with-the-authorities/985234)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-people-could-file-a-sealed-copy-of-their-will-with-the-authorities/985234 "2023-06-12T20:40:13Z")
The literature on estate planning suggests that, after a person dies, there is occasionally a problem locating or validating that person’s will. What if we all had the option to file a sealed copy of our will with the st… --- ## [Thinking about the day my son was born](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-the-day-my-son-was-born/985378)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-the-day-my-son-was-born/985378 "2023-06-12T20:29:55Z")
As we went into labor I started to think about how I would react as I saw my son for the first time. I imagined something coming over me that I had never experienced. Labor was short and we were rushed into the room, 10 … --- ## [Comic where woman becomes God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-where-woman-becomes-god/983654)
**Author:** [@Comicquery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Comicquery)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-where-woman-becomes-god/983654 "2023-06-12T20:24:12Z")
I had a comic from probably the early 90’s that I have no idea how to track down. It was a short story where a woman created a computer program with virtual creatures who ended up worshipping her like a god. Eventually t… --- ## [Looking for a different type of "Butterfly Effect" time travel story or movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-different-type-of-butterfly-effect-time-travel-story-or-movie/983646)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-different-type-of-butterfly-effect-time-travel-story-or-movie/983646 "2023-06-12T20:18:58Z")
In most stories that involve time travel to the past, changing the past almost always causes detrimental effects on the present, either accidentally through the so-called "Butterfly Effect, or on purpose via “The Road To… --- ## [Share the top all-time posts from a (relatively) small subreddit you enjoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-top-all-time-posts-from-a-relatively-small-subreddit-you-enjoy/985293)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-top-all-time-posts-from-a-relatively-small-subreddit-you-enjoy/985293 "2023-06-12T19:01:27Z")
Lots of Reddit in the news lately. It’s the Reddit end times! Anyway, here’s the rules: Rule a) Go to a subreddit you like. Filter the posts by “top” and then “all time.” Rule 1) Feel free to skip a post or two if it’… --- ## [Trump's portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-portrait-of-kaiser-wilhelm/985264)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-portrait-of-kaiser-wilhelm/985264 "2023-06-12T18:41:57Z")
This article about the scene at Bedminster when Trump was told about his indictment says As speculation intensified ahead of the Justice Department’s notification of the indictment, Mr. Trump’s team pretaped a video o… --- ## [Movies You Selected Because of a Face of an Actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221 "2023-06-12T18:40:12Z")
I’ll be browsing movies people rate/review, and some insert posters, and for some reason, I can pick em just by the face, but it’s rare that this happens. “The Forest For The Trees” is one. “Paradise: Love”… “Dance In Th… --- ## [Which book and author got recommended to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-book-and-author-got-recommended-to-me/985223)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-book-and-author-got-recommended-to-me/985223 "2023-06-12T18:37:26Z")
I got into a conversation with a stranger earlier this week who recommended a book and its author to me; he also said he would be leaving town on Thursday (today) so I can’t hope to run into him any time soon. I thought… --- ## [How does the military make political decisions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-military-make-political-decisions/985255)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-military-make-political-decisions/985255 "2023-06-12T18:11:11Z")
Specifically though not necessarily, what standards and information would the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs use to determine who won the Presidential election? To take the contrary of the Milley/Trump/Biden situation of … --- ## [MS Word and comments question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-and-comments-question/985375)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-and-comments-question/985375 "2023-06-12T17:46:06Z")
Hi all, do any of you know of a way to export MS Word comments in a separate, easy to organize location, such as a separate table or a bulleted list at the bottom of a doc? Thanks --- ## [Hard apple cider on tap. Available in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-apple-cider-on-tap-available-in-the-us/985178)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-apple-cider-on-tap-available-in-the-us/985178 "2023-06-12T17:32:47Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the Johnny Appleseed thread (linked below) so I started this one. The discussion of apples and cider reminded me of the 2 weeks I spent in Ireland and England last summer, and my discovery of hard… --- ## [New wheel for car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wheel-for-car/985215)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wheel-for-car/985215 "2023-06-12T17:18:31Z")
Planning on buying a wheel and tire for my Mustang Mach-E since the car does not come with a spare and I don’t want a flat at 6:00 pm to become a major hassle. I will most likely keep it in the garage. But buying wheel… --- ## [Tell me where (or if) I'm going wrong with 18 US Code 2071](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-or-if-im-going-wrong-with-18-us-code-2071/985295)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-or-if-im-going-wrong-with-18-us-code-2071/985295 "2023-06-12T17:10:20Z")
The subject code addresses the removal of classified material, penalties, etc. Here are the relevant sections (emphasized and relevant text in italics): "(a) Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilate… --- ## [Today I learned the BBC has a pidgin English section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-the-bbc-has-a-pidgin-english-section/985297)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-the-bbc-has-a-pidgin-english-section/985297 "2023-06-12T17:04:37Z")
I must have read thousands of BBC articles over the years and never ran across this before. Pretty cool. I did a search before posting this and I got more hits of posters spelling pigeon wrong than about the language. … --- ## [ISO BBQ / grill master advice - smoking 2x small briskets on a gas grill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-bbq-grill-master-advice-smoking-2x-small-briskets-on-a-gas-grill/985307)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-bbq-grill-master-advice-smoking-2x-small-briskets-on-a-gas-grill/985307 "2023-06-12T16:40:59Z")
I’m gonna try doing this for the first time tomorrow. I’ve smoked stuff before (pork ribs) on my Weber gas grill using indirect heat and a wood chip box, but this would be my first time making beef brisket. I want it to… --- ## [Predict absurd future fashions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-absurd-future-fashions/362756)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-absurd-future-fashions/362756 "2023-06-12T14:22:14Z")
This thread caused me to wonder if there are any future fashion trends that are so absurd as to be safe from occurring in the future. To the now-middle-aged generation, the cool thing was to wear pants tight enough to p… --- ## [Life after death is real - how do you spend it? (Just for fun, not for heavy debates...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-after-death-is-real-how-do-you-spend-it-just-for-fun-not-for-heavy-debates/985212)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-after-death-is-real-how-do-you-spend-it-just-for-fun-not-for-heavy-debates/985212 "2023-06-12T14:20:59Z")
This is not a discussion of beliefs - merely a flight of fancy. Once your carcass has given up the ghost, the you that is you - call it soul, spirit, essence, whatever - continues to exist. Your senses continue to functi… --- ## [Following the advice of the Galactically Stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-the-advice-of-the-galactically-stupid/985344)
**Author:** [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-the-advice-of-the-galactically-stupid/985344 "2023-06-12T13:31:46Z")
I’m sorry, I lost your steakknives. --- ## [Flomax dosing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flomax-dosing/985321)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flomax-dosing/985321 "2023-06-12T13:28:18Z")
I know you’re not a doctor but I’m looking for information and have yet to see it covered anywhere. Instructions for dosing says it’s to be taken thirty minutes after a meal and at the same time every day. The thing is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=807&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=809&state=muted)